Senior Opto-Mechanical Test Engineer - Directed Energy

AV; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 91,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule and paid holiday

Job summary

AV seeks a Senior Opto-Mechanical Test Engineer to support Manufacturing and System Engineering Test Team in developing and executing test strategies for advanced electro-optical and mechanical systems from prototype to production.

The ideal candidate has strong experience with opto‑mechanical assemblies, precision alignment, environmental testing, data analysis, and collaboration across mechanical, electrical, optical, software, and systems engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Optical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Work with System Engineering Test Team to refine test plans, procedures, and requirements traceability for opto‑mechanical systems and/or subsystems.
• Develop, document, and execute test plans and procedures for optical and opto‑mechanical components.
• Design, build, and validate test fixtures, tooling, instrumentation, for laboratory and production test areas.
• Execute functional, performance, qualification, environmental, vibration, shock, thermal, and reliability testing.
• Perform precision optical alignment and characterization of cameras, sensors, laser systems, gimbals, and related assemblies.
• Integrate mechanical, optical, electrical, and software components into test configurations.
• Analyze test data, identify trends and anomalies, and prepare clear technical reports and presentations.
• Troubleshoot failures and collaborate with design engineers to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Support design reviews, risk assessments, failure investigations, and verification and validation activities.
• Ensure test activities comply with applicable engineering standards, quality procedures, and safety requirements.
• Mentor junior engineers and technicians and contribute to the improvement of test processes and capabilities.
• Support prototype builds, production transition, field testing, and customer demonstrations as needed.

Skills

opto-mechanical testing

precision alignment

data analysis

technical writing

cross-functional collaboration

security clearance eligibility

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Systems Engineering

Tools

oscilloscopes

data acquisition systems

environmental sensors

interferometers

colimators

test fixtures design

Job description

AV seeks a Senior Opto-Mechanical Test Engineer to support Manufacturing and System Engineering Test Team in developing and executing test strategies for advanced electro-optical and mechanical systems from prototype to production.

The ideal candidate has strong experience with opto‑mechanical assemblies, precision alignment, environmental testing, data analysis, and collaboration across mechanical, electrical, optical, software, and systems engineering teams.